ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Steve Carell’s Welcome to Marwen opens Friday, with a performance that apparently moved the real-life man he plays to tears. “Welcome to Marwen was a challenge because it’s a guy who is suffering from post-traumatic stress and it’s a person who actually has become my friend,” Carell said Thursday on ABC’s …
Will Smith responds the Internet’s objection to his Genie in ‘Aladdin’
Jerod Harris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Not everyone is thrilled by the Genie’s new look in the upcoming live-action Aladdin. After Entertainment Weekly previewed some of the scenes from the the forthcoming Disney film, some fans took to social media to critique Will Smith’s high ponytail and blue outfit. “Ruin one of your favourite Disney movies in …
The Men in Black are back in ‘Men in Black: International’ trailer
L-R: Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth; Giles Keyte/© 2018 CTMG(NEW YORK) — The Men in Black are back — this time in London — in the first trailer for Men in Black: International. Thor: Ragranrok stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson reunite for the sequel-ish reboot that has Thompson’s character tracking down MiB headquarters and …
David Harbour sees red in the first ‘Hellboy’ reboot trailer
Mark Rogers/Lionsgate(NEW YORK) — Its been 14 years since Ron Perlman starred in writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s big-screen adaptation of the comic book Hellboy, and over ten years since its 2008 sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Now we’ve got our first full-length trailer for the reboot. Stranger Things star David Harbour steps in for …
New York judge refuses to dismiss Harvey Weinstein sexual assault criminal charges
L-R: Attorney Ben Brafman and Harvey Weinstein; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With actresses including Marisa Tomei and leaders of the #TimesUp movement in the spectator’s seats, Harvey Weinstein Thursday morning learned he will have to stand trial for rape and related charges. Judge James Burke, in a brief hearing, issued his order, which …
Trevante Rhodes and Lil Rel Howery dish on ‘Bird Box’
Trevante Rhodes and Sandra Bullock; Merrick Morton/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Trevante Rhodes and Lil Rel Howery star in the post-apocalyptic Netflix thriller, Bird Box. In the film, a mysterious force begins to decimate the world’s population. People who survive soon learn that all one has to do is look at the unknown entity and they experience their …
Natalie Portman insists she and Jessica Simpson are fine
Charles Sykes/Bravo(LOS ANGELES) — Natalie Portman is playing down talk of a feud between her and Jessica Simpson. In a USA Today interview earlier this month, the Vox Lux star said that as a teen, she was “confused” by seeing Simpson pose in a bikini while proclaiming she was a virgin. Simpson wrote that she …
‘Parks and Recreation’ reunion set for PaleyFest 2019
Colleen Hayes/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready for a return to Pawnee, Indiana when the cast of Parks and Recreation reunites on stage next year in Los Angeles to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary. The event will be part of the Paley Center’s annual PaleyFest L.A. March 15-24 in the Dolby …
‘Laverne & Shirley’s’ Cindy Williams calls Penny Marshall’s death “an extraordinary loss”
L-R: Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams on “Laverne & Shirley”; ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two days after Penny Marshall died, her former TV co-star has finally spoken publicly about it. “What an extraordinary loss. My good friend, Penny Marshall is gone — one in a million,” said Laverne & Shirley co-star …
Emily Mortimer thinks ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is “pitch perfect”
Emily Mortimer in “Mary Poppins Returns”; Jay Maidment/Disney(NEW YORK) — Mary Poppins Returns hits theaters today, but it’s already been racking up the award nominations. Emily Mortimer, who plays a grown-up Jane Banks in the film, tells ABC Radio she isn’t surprised the film has been lauded with multiple Golden Globe nods. The film itself …